Kingdom of Judah

The Shadow Lines discusses the effects of fear on memory, the connection between the past and the present in narrator’s own identity, the life story of an Indian boy there and in London. The crucial and historical events like communal riots of 1963-64 in Dhaka, World War II, Partition of India, and Swadeshi Movement that occurred in 1980s are recalled by the narrator and these memories traumatize the narrator. The aspect of cosmopolitanism is found in the character of Ila. The protagonist is…

“Feuds do not always have neat beginnings and ends. A feud can be anything from revenge killing that occur many years after the original crime to a complex brew of conditions, grievances, and affront resulting in violence and retribution.” (King 31). Feuds have been around for centuries all over the world, including places like Italy, England, and America. They have come to shape the way people view other countries and groups of people. Although Italian, English, and American feuds all possess…

The epic Ramayana was written by Valmiki around 1000 B.C.E. The epic was written in India where Valmiki is struck with inspiration; he later pairs Ramayana and sloka (grief) to make a greater story. In an epic battle where forces of evil kidnap the noble prince Rama’s wife Sita. Subsequently, a bloody battle between two interesting characters with allies in both parties initiates where at the end only one will keep standing. Rama and Vibishina provide codes to live by in one’s society; Ravana…

Harper Lee was a white women who grew up in the South during the Great Depression. Growing up in the South exposed Lee tp large amounts of racism. Her father was a lawyer and verbally spoke against the Scottsboro Boys Trial. In the Scottsboro Boys Trial 9 colored boys were accused of raping 2 young white girls. Even with no evidence showing that the boys are guilty, they were found guilty. Some people believe that Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird is about her childhood. In Harper Lee’s novel To…

In his essay, “Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space”, Brent Staples uses the rhetorical strategies of anecdote and diction in order to convey his message that due to racial discrimination black people (mainly men) have to change the way they naturally conduct themselves in public for they run the risk of something terrible happening to them. Staples uses anecdotes to bring in the personal side of the message to the audience. Staples creates a persona of innocence…

The Victorian Age was the most important time period in the history of England. The time period was filled with extraordinary inventions, cultural changes, and the development of literature. New inventions helped boost the economy, and along with cultural changes, separated social classes even more. During the Victorian Age, the rich got richer, and the poor got poorer. Greed was at a resounding high, and poverty was at an appalling low. Evidence of these social classes can be found in the time…

Roll of thunder hear my cry Character analysis In the book roll of thunder hear my cry, written by Mildred D.Taylor, Stacey is a young dark skinned boy. Who faces challenges with his race and friends. He also has trouble growing up, wanting to be the man of the family, while his dad is away for work on the railroad. He feels responsible for the things that are happening with his family. Today I will be talking about stacey, a character in Mildred D.taylor's, book Roll of thunder Hear my cry.…

Racism, the belief that one race possesses inherent traits that make that particular race superior to other races. In 1900s black people were treated cruelly, and even got killed because of racism. They were considered inferior to the white race. People used to judge each other based on their skin color, and race. The society used to turn a blind eye to the racial problems. Inspired by Jim Crow Laws, Scottsboro Trial, and African American Church Burning American novelist Harper Lee wrote her…

Throughout history, humans have isolated one another based on what they consider defining characteristics; Americans frequently treated one another poorly due to race. Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man highlights the values of a culture or a society by using a character who is alienated from society because of his race. The narrator, or Invisible Man, feels as his name describes him, invisible, because he is African American and has been ignored, forgotten, disregarded, and overlooked throughout the…

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”. This quote is saying that one shouldn’t base a person off of the colour of their skin, but should base one off of their actions. In today’s society, men, women and children experience racism in their lives either as victims themselves or being guilty of saying racist comments towards others due to differences between them. Racism is defined as:…